Park Kitchen Restaurant

Probably the biggest news of last week was that chef David Padberg of Park Kitchen is leaving the restaurant for Raven & Rose, the gastropub opening in the Ladd Carriage House on Southwest Broadway. From OregonLive.com,
Other well-known Portland restaurant names -- including a GM and bar manager -- could be on the … [Read more...] about News Roundup for September 4nd 2012

A few notes: On the annual survey, 30 restaurants received substantially more votes that the other nominations. For that reason, I'll limit this list to those. They are listed in reverse, by number of votes received. The top ten will be in their own special post. 25.Wafu – Trent Pierce, previously chef of the … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Restaurant in Portland #25-30

A press release from Scott Dolich about his new restaurant, Bent Brick:
"Scott Dolich remembers the moment he realized the charming little brick building at 1639 NW Marshall Street would be an ideal place for a tavern. "I passed by the building every night on my way home. It was a shoe store. Every Friday in the … [Read more...] about Scott Dolich on “Bent Brick”

Matt Lightner named one of Food and Wine Magazine's "Best New Chefs" for 2010
Castagna has been getting rave reviews since Matt joined the restaurant in 2009. Under his leadership, many dishes have been added to the menu that flirt with new concepts for the Portland restaurants. Lightner worked his way through the … [Read more...] about Matt Lightner Named One Of Best New Chefs 2010

The new issue of GQ Magazine features Portland restaurants in their City Guides section.
More than any magazine article I have seen over the last year, GQ gets it right.
How did Portland, a soggy city on the West Coast, come to be the scrappiest, most original gastronomic destination in America, a town where you can … [Read more...] about GQ Gets Portland Right

Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes: Inara Verzemnieks
The Oregonian
“A Cherry on Top”
2/12/06 Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique: Rebekah Denn
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Heads Up on Lovely Veil: Not One of the
Best Yet”, ”We Went Trolling for the City’s
Best Crab Cakes”, “Tiny … [Read more...] about Here are the NW James Beard Award Nominations for 2007